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Erapalli Prasanna

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Erapalli Anatharao Srinivas Prasanna

Born: 22 May 1940, Bangalore, Karnataka
Major Teams: Mysore, Karnataka, India.
Known As: Erapalli Prasanna
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
Other: ICC Match Referee


Test Debut: India v England at Madras, 5th Test, 1961/62
Last Test:
India v Pakistan at Lahore, 2nd Test, 1978/79

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   49   84  20   735   37   11.48   0   0   18   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             14353  602  5742  189  30.38  8-76   10   2  75.9  2.40

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct St
Batting               0    -   -     -    -     -     -   -    -  -

                     Balls    M     R   W    Ave  Best  4w 5w    SR  Econ
Bowling                  0    -     -   -    -     -     -  -    -    -

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1961/62 - 1978/79)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100s   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  235  275  67  2476   81   11.90    0  127   0

                       R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10
Bowling            22442  957  23.45  8-50   56   9

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (career: 1973/74 - 1977/78)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    9    5   3    33   22   16.50   0   0    3   0

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               586   318   17  18.70  3-29    0   0  34.4  3.25

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Pras was like a chess player in the guise of an off-spinner: his victims had often been out-thought before the ball had been delivered. A bowler who had complete mastery over flight, he was difficult to play even on good pitches. Many a bat was lured to his doom, lunging out to hit the half-volley, only to find it pitching a foot shorter than expected. His arm ball was a floater that drifted, and occasionally wobbled, in the air. After playing a few Tests in 1961-62, Pras decided to finish his undergraduate studies, and was absent from the Test scene for 5 years. Returning in 1967, he promptly became Pataudi's favourite weapon. In the early '70s, zonal and team politics often led to him being dropped in favour of Venkataraghavan. He retired in 1978, after a tour to Pakistan which also led to the demise of Bedi and Chandrasekhar. He twice led Karnataka to the Ranji Trophy, the first time ending Bombay's 15-year hegemony. Widely respected and feared in domestic cricket as well, he enjoyed bowling to bats that were willing to try and hit him. A bowler with an attacking mindset, he was also patient, and would bait a bat for over after over, trying to induce a mistake (Uday Rajan, 1998).

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